Drama
The denotative aspects of drama from Aristotle's "Poetics" include a story development with a beginning, middle and an end. In the more conventional sense, dramatic presentations include the portrayal of characters, settings, life situations and stories in the course of a theatrical performance. In theatre, drama usually takes on the scope of dealing with matters of a serious nature.
Drama is Alice's largest section and a treasure trove of great drama catering for every taste. The bulk of the "Drama" section (generally made since 1965 and include psychological dramas) is listed below, however you may also choose from the "Classic Drama" sub-section (generally made before 1965), in blue on left. Also helpful may be "Alices Playhouse", "True Stories" and "Shakespeare" features.
Right: Scene from Kubrick's beautifully mounted "Barry Lyndon"
She Hate Me (2004)
5.3/10
Director: Spike Lee
Starring: Anthony Mackie, Kerry Washington, Ellen Barkin, Monica Bellucci, Jim Brown, Bria...
Fired for blowing the whistle on his greedy bosses, Jack Armstrong is out of work and out of options when his bisexual ex-girlfriend comes up with the... Read more
Quicksand (1950)
6.6/10
Director: Irving Pichel
Starring: Mickey Rooney, Jeanne Cagney, Peter Lorre, Barbara Bates
Mickey Rooney is cast once again as the everyman, only this noir crime drama sees him in real jeopardy as Dan, a young man who can't afford to take hi... Read more
Three Musketeers: The Serial 1-6 (1933)
6.7/10
Director: Armand Schaefer
Starring: John Wayne, Francis X Bushman, Ruth Hall, Lon Chaney Jr
'One for all and all for one!' Daredevil thrills and spills abound, as John Wayne and the men of the Foreign Legion battle villainous El Shaitan and h... Read more
Shadow of the Eagle (1950)
6.4/10
Director: Sidney Salkow
Starring: Richard Greene, Valentina Cortese, Binnie Barnes, Greta Gynt
Empress Catherine the Great of Russia hires an assassin to kill Princess Tarakanova, but when the assassin falls in love with the princess he takes of... Read more
Timelock (1957)
2.8/10
Director: Gerald Thomas
Starring: Robert Ayres, Robert Beatty, Betty McDowell, Lee Patterson, Sean Connery
A textbook example of how a talented director and cast can do a lot with a little. Lensed in Canada, the story gets under way when a child is accident... Read more
The Stratton Story (1949)
7.2/10
Director: Sam Wood
Starring: James Stewart, June Allyson, Frank Morgan, Agnes Moorehead, Bill Williams
Excellent sports biography starring James Stewart as Monty Stratton, a pitcher with the Chicago White Sox whose career appears over when his leg is am... Read more
Apne (2007)
6/10
Director: Anil Sharma
Starring: Dharmendra , Bobby Deol, Sunny Deol, Shilpa Shetty, Katrina Kaif, Kirron Kher
Baldev made his family, and the whole of India, proud after winning a silver medal for boxing at the Olympic Games. But his dream of becoming the fir... Read more
Pittsburgh (1942)
6.7/10
Director: Lewis Seiler
Starring: Marlene Dietrich, Randolph Scott, John Wayne, Frank Craven, Louise Allbritton
The beautiful Marlene Dietrich is courted by rivals John Wayne and Randolph Scott in this patriotic rags-to-riches adventure of two coal miners who ri... Read more
Autobiography of a Princess (1975)
5.9/10
Director: James Ivory
Starring: James Mason, Madhur Jaffrey
This early Merchant Ivory offering in their traditional vein stars James Mason and Madhur Jaffrey as a former secretary to a maharajah and the maharaj... Read more
The American Way ( aka Riders of the Storm ) (1986)
5.9/10
Director: Maurice Phillips
Starring: Dennis Hopper, James Aubrey, Michael J Pollard
A group of radical Vietnam vets become broadcasting pirates and take on a Presidential candidate in this crazy comedy. The vets and their leader, "Cap... Read more